Dr. William Petit Sr, Barbara Petit

Cloe Poisson, Hartford Courant

Dr. William Petit Sr. (right) and his wife, Barbara, (left) walk to court in New Haven Monday morning for the start of jury deliberations in the penalty phase of the trial of Joshua Komisarjevsky who was convicted of the murders of Jennifer Hawke Petit and her two daughters, Hayley and Michaela, in July 2007 in the Cheshire home invasion. The jury is deliberating whether to sentence Komisarjevsky to death for the crimes.

Dr. William Petit Sr. (right) and his wife, Barbara, (left) walk to court in New Haven Monday morning for the start of jury deliberations in the penalty phase of the trial of Joshua Komisarjevsky who was convicted of the murders of Jennifer Hawke Petit and her two daughters, Hayley and Michaela, in July 2007 in the Cheshire home invasion. The jury is deliberating whether to sentence Komisarjevsky to death for the crimes. (Cloe Poisson, Hartford Courant)

Dr. William Petit Sr. (right) and his wife, Barbara, (left) walk to court in New Haven Monday morning for the start of jury deliberations in the penalty phase of the trial of Joshua Komisarjevsky who was convicted of the murders of Jennifer Hawke Petit and her two daughters, Hayley and Michaela, in July 2007 in the Cheshire home invasion. The jury is deliberating whether to sentence Komisarjevsky to death for the crimes.